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#91
News / Re: Latest Press Reports
Last post by chrishoggart - January 31, 2017, 09:03:48 AMThere is an industry rumour that CH2 and Atkins are in merger talks. See here: http://www.infrastructure-intelligence.com/article/jan-2017/ch2m-atkins-merger-mooted
#92
General Discussion / Re: Potential Merger CH2M with...
Last post by John Ratsey - January 30, 2017, 04:34:18 PMInteresting. Perhaps Atkins could take over CH2M's UK business and put some much-needed cash into CH2M's cash box. I find it difficult to believe that Atkins would want to merge with CH2M - too much of a culture clash.
#93
News / Re: Shares
Last post by DavidA - January 30, 2017, 03:52:00 PMA quick word to say that Paula has confirmed that this is genuine. 
Thanks, Peter!
Thanks, Peter!
#94
News / Re: Latest Press Reports
Last post by Tim SMITH - January 30, 2017, 02:59:38 PMPENSIONS OUTRAGE OVER TAX DEAL FOR HS2 FIRM
The Times reports today:
"An American engineering giant (CH2M Hill) with a key role on the new High Speed 2 rail route has quietly booked a £37m tax gain due to slashing the pensions of 3,300 British savers.
"CH2M, which is working on plans for the London to Birmingham stretch of the £56bn line, reaped the tax boost from a controversial deal last year with the pensions watchdog. This allowed it to cut benefits owed to workers in its Halcrow engineering subsidiary in Britain.
"Edward Evans, a former Halcrow engineer of 25 years, led a band of pensioners who unsuccessfully fought the pensions cut. Evans, 75, from Wiltshire, said the tax boost was 'another nasty surprise'.
"'The whole thing really stinks. Over the remaining years of our life, we are going to lose about 30% of our purchasing power.'"
See the full article:
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/tax-windfall-for-pension-raider-gq6w6dj07
The Times reports today:
"An American engineering giant (CH2M Hill) with a key role on the new High Speed 2 rail route has quietly booked a £37m tax gain due to slashing the pensions of 3,300 British savers.
"CH2M, which is working on plans for the London to Birmingham stretch of the £56bn line, reaped the tax boost from a controversial deal last year with the pensions watchdog. This allowed it to cut benefits owed to workers in its Halcrow engineering subsidiary in Britain.
"Edward Evans, a former Halcrow engineer of 25 years, led a band of pensioners who unsuccessfully fought the pensions cut. Evans, 75, from Wiltshire, said the tax boost was 'another nasty surprise'.
"'The whole thing really stinks. Over the remaining years of our life, we are going to lose about 30% of our purchasing power.'"
See the full article:
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/tax-windfall-for-pension-raider-gq6w6dj07
#95
General Discussion / Re: Potential Merger CH2M with...
Last post by Tim SMITH - January 30, 2017, 02:48:03 PMHere is an article on the subject in today's Daily Telegraph:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2017/01/30/ws-atkins-ch2m-merger-talk-spurs-share-price-rise/
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2017/01/30/ws-atkins-ch2m-merger-talk-spurs-share-price-rise/
#96
General Discussion / Potential Merger CH2M with Ait...
Last post by tonybird1946 - January 30, 2017, 12:54:57 PMI am told there is an article in today's times about the potential merger.
Sorry I can't manage to post it as my access is limited.
Sorry I can't manage to post it as my access is limited.
#97
News / Re: Shares
Last post by DavidA - January 28, 2017, 01:47:54 PMThank you both for the advice. I have emailed Paula.
#98
News / Re: Shares
Last post by John Ratsey - January 28, 2017, 01:06:58 PMThis looks to be a loose end for the Halcrow Trust distribution of proceeds arising from the sale of Halcrow to CH2M Hill. Paula, as the pensions manager, is unlikely to have the answer but might know who, if anyone is responsible for the Halcrow Trust.
#99
News / Re: Shares
Last post by Jane Tordoff - January 28, 2017, 09:56:18 AMI would suggest you email Paula Gibbons at Paula dot Gibbons at CH2M dot com. I would have doubts that Peter Gammie is involved anymore.
#100
Apologies if this is off topic for this forum, but maybe somebody could comment anyway.
I am an ex Halcrow Middle East employee that held shares when I left them in 2008. I n the course of several moves, the certificate was lost and I forgot all about them. I have since retired.
I was recently contacted through Linkedin by an ex Halcrow senior manager who asked me to contact Peter Gammie by email. It turned out that Peter wanted to enable me to receive the cash realised on the sale of my shares. He has asked for my bank account details in order to pay me this amount.
In view of all of the scams going about now, and because I'm a cynical old engineer, I thought that I would double check that this is genuine.
So, is it?
I am an ex Halcrow Middle East employee that held shares when I left them in 2008. I n the course of several moves, the certificate was lost and I forgot all about them. I have since retired.
I was recently contacted through Linkedin by an ex Halcrow senior manager who asked me to contact Peter Gammie by email. It turned out that Peter wanted to enable me to receive the cash realised on the sale of my shares. He has asked for my bank account details in order to pay me this amount.
In view of all of the scams going about now, and because I'm a cynical old engineer, I thought that I would double check that this is genuine.
So, is it?